The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-06
MILAN, HER FUTURE.

erywhere that Milan is on the mend,
and is rapidly growing into live,
progl essive city. Not many years ago
she was, comparatively speaking, on
stand still in the way of buildings and
in enterprise. But lately several fam,
lilies from the nor.h, Memphis, Lex.
ingtOn and other points have moved
here and our citizens are showing to
better advantages their thrift and
pluck in public enterprise than ever
before.
Our citizens are putting their
shoulder to the wheel of town pro.
gress and moving it on to prosperity.
This summer two business houses have
been completed, three others ia course
Of erection will be completed at an
early day, and four others will be
erected as soon as possible. Several
residences are being built, one of which,
being erected by Mr.. E. A. Collins,
is the handsomest, if not the finesf~in
this par: of the state.
On every hand enterprise is shOwn
by our citizens. The citizens are now
forming joint stock company to bore
q gas well and erect handsome go or
70 bArrell roller -four mill, and we
expect to see these two industries at
work soon.
We have live, pushing and enter
prising farmers who have gone heart
and soul into the raising of 6ne stock.
We have the best fruit raising
country in the state, and we enjoy the
distinction Of having the best ship.
ping point of any town in the Ten
nessee.
Our population is somewhere in the
neighborhood of 1000 and is rapidly
growing.
We have the best public school to
found anywhere. They are under the
management of Prof. q. Tn. Kellogg
a gentleman of high standing in the
educational world. Students from va
rious points are coming here to attenC
our schools
We have 3S houses of business, ,and
we have always had good trade, anC
at this writing we can compete will
any town. no matter where. in tn,
prices Of good.
TENN. CENT. AND ALA. R. r.
We now have two railroads crossing
here, aud party is now surveying
route for the Tennessee Central an
Florence, Ala, road, which, beyond
doubt, will he running inside Of Il year
The following was clipped from las
Sundays Nashville Banner in regar
to this road:
"Mr. W. I. Glasgow, secretary q
} the tennessee Central u Alabam
Railroad Company, reports the wor
of surveying the proposed route a
progressing quite satisfactorily. Thi
road is to run from Trenton, Tenn, {
: Florence, Ala, connecting with tn
= Illinois Central, crossing this and tn
Lonisville u Nashville road AT Milar
and going over the Tennessee river o
: the Midland. 1t passes thrOug
Henderson county to Wayne furnac,
through to Florence and Sheffield
Through Wayne county this road rur
over fifty miles of the best ore beds
), the state and also taps some of th
6uest virgin forests in the Unite
States. Gibson county has subscribe
= literally to the road. Florence ,
z Sheffield and the Tennessee Vale
d Land d Railroad Companies will sui
scribe literally to the bonds. III
road has been graded from Trentc
to Milan and cars will he runnir
over this part of the route by Janus
L ry l, 1888. Col. Horace Scott, pre-
}, ident of the company, is associated
Il this enterprise with some of the mo
s prominent railroad magnates in Il
le country. The road Glls out link
through line of LOO miles, makiI
a short line from St. Lo lis, Chical
and the northwest to the AtlanI
ig cnast and Jacksonville, Fla. II
a survey has been completed fro
Florence tn within twenty miles